Various Black Joy Paperback Book

Black joy is . . .The babble and buzz of the barber shop. Chicken and chips after school with your girls. Stepping foot in your mother country for the very first time. Feeling at one with nature. Learning to cook souse with your mum. Connecting with the only other Black colleague in your workplace. Loving and finding complete happiness in your fatness. Joy surrounds us. It can be found it in the day to day. Its what we live for. So why do we so rarely allow ourselves to revel in it? This mustread anthology is your invitation to do so and is a true celebration of Black British culture in all its glory. Edited by awardwinning journalist, and former galdem editorinchief, Charlie BrinkhurstCuff and upandcoming talent Timi Sotire, twentyeight iconic voices speak on what Black joy means to them in this uplifting and empowering anthology. With essays fromMunya Chawawa LeighAnne Pinnock Diane Abbott Jason Okundaye Bukky Bakray Faridah bkymd Lavinya Stennett Henrie Kwushue Chant Joseph Travis Alabanza Isaac James Sophia Tassew Lauryn Green Melz Owusu Timi Sotire Fope Olaleye Richie Brave Tope Olufemi Athian Akec Mikai Mcdermott Ife Grillo Rukiat Ashawe Mayowa Quadri Tobi Kyeremateng Haaniyah Angus Theophina Gabriel Ruby Fatimilehin Vanessa Kissule"A refreshing and invigorating burst of joy, exploring the beauty in the nuances of our existence, honing in on what propels us forward, and establishing a vital hope" BOLU BABALOLA, author of Love in Colour"Every bit as... | Various Black Joy Paperback Book